Corn drier and tester.



H. McCABE.

CORN DRIER AND TESTER.

APPLICATION FlLED JUNE 7. 1913.

1,152,329. Patented Aug. 31, 1915.

2 SHEETSSHEET l- 'Wicnesses COLUMBIA PLANODRAPH $0., WASHINGTON, n. c.

H. McCABE.

CORN DRIER AND TESTER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNEY, 1913 1,152,829. Patented Aug. 31,1915.

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Attorneys TINT a r 1:

HENRY MCCABE, 0F DECATUR, ILLINOIS.

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. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug. 31, 1915.

i Application filed June 7,1913. Serial No. 772,449.

freely between them so as to prevent the cars from molding while awaitingthe completion of the test.

A further object is to provide simple means whereby the ears from which any of the tested kernels have been removed, can be quickly identified.

A further object is to provide a tester of this character which is simple in construction, cheap to manufacture, and which is proof against rodents With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides .in'the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within the scope of what is claimed, witlr out departing from the'spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention has been shown. r

In said drawings :Fig ure 1 is a front elevation of the tester. therethrough, on line AB Fig. 1. Fig.3

is a plan view of the trays for holding the i Fig. 4 is a section on line (1-1) Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is an elevation of one'side Fig. 6 is an elevation f kernels.

of one of the trays. of one-of the next adjoining sides of said tray;

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates a casing the front and back of which are open while its sides are closed, and the casing is preferably provided with an openbottom across whichis extended a metal fabric 2. The front and back of the casing can be provided with suitable closures such as hereinafter dethe outer faces thereof.

.thus to support the partition.

the partition and extends up to the top 5 thebottom portionof this strip 8 being cut Fig. 2 is a section scribed. Base strips 3 or the like support the bottom of the casing out of contact with the surface on which the device is mounted.

In order to prevent rodents from gnawing through the side walls of the casing, a protecting screen 4 is preferably stretched over The top of the casing is closed, as shown 'at 5, and the protecting fabric 4 is extended over this top. Arranged within the casing ad acent the top thereof is .a horizontal par tition Ghaving upstanding flanges 7 along the sldes thereof, these flanges being secured to the adjacent walls of the casing so as The partition 6 and its flanges cooperate to form a heat distributing pan. A central cross strip 8 is arranged within the casing and above away at its center, as shown at 9. Dependingfrom the partition 6 and directly below the cut-away portion 9, is a housing 10 designed to support a heater 11 which can be 1n the form of a lamp such as shown or can be of any other desired type. This housing.

is closed at both sides and at one end and the other end is provided with a door 12.

This door is disposed directly opposite-"an opening 13 formed within one of the sides of thecasing and which is normally closed by a door-14. Thus it will be seen that access may be had readily to the heater.

Mountedon certain of the flanges 7 and between thestrip 8 and the sides of casing l are water containing trays 15 and these trays, in turn, are adapted to support top trays 16. These top trays are so arranged that "vapor generated from the water con tained in the trays 15, will be free to escape. Each tray l6has a strip of metal fabric 17 upon the bottom thereofand this strip supports a strip 18of cheese-cloth or other suitable fabric, Upon the strip 18 rest intersecting partitions 19 which divide the interiorof the tray into separate cells. Ar ranged on the outer sides ofthe walls of each tray 16 are letters and numerals or either letters or numerals, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6, whereby every one of the cells has a distinctive designation. In other words, each cell will be designated by the two characters indicating the two columns in which the cell is located. For example, a cell designated as 213 will be the cell located in the longitudinal column designatediby the numeral 2 and in the transverse column designated by the letter B. I p v The front and back of the casing 1 are closedabove the partition 6, the. front being provided-with a door which, when opened, permits the trays to be Withdrawn fromabove the water trays or pans 15.

Supported Within the casing between the bottom thereof and the partition 6 are trans- 'versely extending vertical racks 21 and 22, arranged invpairs. Each of these racks is 7 made upof vertical" and horizontal Wires soldered -orotherwise connected at' -their points of intersection and the two pairs of racksare located at opposite sides of the center of 'the'casing 1. Each rack is divided into a number of spaces equal to the number of cells, in one of the trays and arranged 0 :along one side of thecasing are numerals similar to those on the trayswhile extendingacross the top portion of the casing are letters similar to those on the'trays- The distance between the racks of each pair is such as to enable the wires composing the two racks to support ears of ordinary lengths [inserted into the openings in the racks. W

Guidewa'ys 23 are provided along the upper and lower portions of the front and back of the casing and receive sliding doors 24,-each of which consists of a frame across Which is secured a metal fabric 26.

When itlis desired to use the structure herein described, water is placed in the 1 trays or pans 15 and the heating lamp 11- is lighted. Kernels are removed from one of the ears and are placed in one of thecells in a-tray 16 after which the ear is placed in I the racks at a point where it will be designated by characters corresponding with those designating the cell in which the ker- .nels have been placed." Some kernels are then removed from another car and .placed in another; cell 'and the ear is arranged properly in the rack. This course can be I pursued until kernels have been placed in'all of the cells in the trays and all of the. openings in theraoks haw 1 1 filled w e The trays are then placed in position above the water, trays 15 and door 20. is closed. Doors 24 are also closed. The heat generated by the lamp will circulate under the trays '15 so, as to cause the generation of vapor and by keepingthefkernels supplied with moist hot air for-several days, they will be caused to sprout. I I As thee'ars'are supported in the lower portion *of; the casing where airis free to' to circulate between" them, it will be seen that. they .will be kept dry and thus prevented from molding. .7 By providing the metal fabric 17 in each tray 16 and'the cloth 18 upon the metal fabric, airv cells are produced under the kertray for supporting kernels, said cooperatnels supported in the trays so that the bottoms of the kernels are kept comparatively dry during the testing operation.

While in the drawings, two trays 16 and two water trays 15 have been illustrated, it is to be'understood that this number may be varied at will, it being possible to use either one, two, three or more of each.

What is claimed is z- 1. The combination with a casing, an ear supporting rack therein having a central space adapted to extend between the supported ears and a heater suspended within said space, of a heat distributing pan extending within the upper portion of the easing and communicating with the heater, a water tray supported above said pan, a seed tray resting upon the water tray, and cooperating means upon the bottom of the seed ing means forming air cells, there being free communication between the portions of the rack about the heater.

I 2. The combination with a casing, an ear supporting rack therein having a central space adapted to extend between the supported ears, and a heater suspended within said space, of a heat distributing pan extending within the upper portion of'the casing and communicating with the heater, a water tray supported above said pan, a seed tray resting upon the water tray, and cooperating means upon the bottom of the seed tray for supporting kernels, said cooperating means formmg air cells and lIlcluding an open mesh metal fabric resting on the bottom of the seed tray, and a soft seed engaging fabric bearing on the metal fabric, there being free communication between the portions of the rack about the heater.

3. The combination with a casing, an ear supporting rack therein having a central space adapted to extend between the supported ears, and a heater suspended within said space, of a heat distributing pan extending within the upper portion of the easing and communicating with the heater, a Water tray supported above said pan, a seed .tray resting upon the water tray, co6perat- 5 ing means upon the bottom of the seed tray for supporting kernels, said cooperating means forming air cells and including an 'open mesh metal fabric resting on the bottom of the seed tray, a soft seed engaging fabric bearing on the metal fabric, and intersecting partitions within the seed trayand extending from said fabric upwardly to the top of the tray and dividing said tray into separate kernel receiving cells, there being free communication between the portions of the rack about the heater.

1. The combination with a casing, an ear supporting rack therein having a central space adapted to extend between the supported ears, and a heater suspended Within said space, of a heat distributing pan extending Within the upper portion of the casing and communicating With the heater, a Water tray supported above said pan, a seed tray resting upon the Water tray, cooperating means upon the bottom of the seed tray for supporting kernels, said cooperating means forming air cells and including an open mesh metal fabric resting on the bottom of the seed tray, a soft seed engaging fabric bearing on the metal fabric, and intersecting partitions Within the seed tray and extending from said fabric upwardly to the top of the tray and dividing said tray into separate kernel receiving cells, said seed receiving tray being slidable horizontally into and out of position above the Water tray, there being free communication between the portions of the rack about the heater. 7

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my oWn, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

' HENRY MOCABE. Witnesses C. W. HASTINGS, MATILDA HAMBREOHT.

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